RECIPE: Low carb latkes

Jim's Low Carb Latkes

1 Medium head cauliflower
1 Medium turnip
1/4 to 1/2 cup soy flour
3 eggs (beaten)
1 onion (grated)
oil for frying

Heat about 1/4 inch of oil in electric frying pan to high (about 400
degrees on my pan.) Cut cauliflower into pieces and steam. In food
processor, *grate* the *raw* turnip. Grate the steamed cauliflower in
processor. In a collander, rinse and drain turnip & cauliflower mixture
well. Add beaten eggs, grated onion and 1/4 cup of soy flour. Mix
well. Add more soy flour if needed to keep the mixture sticky so it
doesn't fall apart in the frying pan.

Press the mixture *firmly* into a large spoon (serving spoon?) and then
using another small spoon (or fork, or your fingers) push it off the
spoon into the hot oil. Fry until edges start getting golden brown,
then flip and fry until the other side is golden brown. Remove from pan
and place on a paper towel on a plate. Repeat until all the latkes are
made.

Eat with a nice dollop of sour cream on top.

Makes about 15 latkes.
Total: 66.5g carbs - 22g fiber = 44.5g net carbs
1 Latke: 4.4 g carbs - 1.5g fiber = 2.9g net carbs

NOTES:

I made these latkes along with regular potato latkes and many people
commented about how these were better.

If you don't have a food processor, you can grate the turnip and
cauliflower by hand, but it can get messy, and make sure you wait until
the cauliflower cools before grating it by hand.

You can make them in advance and store in the fridge (for a day or two.)
Heat covered in oven or microwave to warm them up.

The grated turnip gives the latkes more of the look of a potato latke,
because when grated they look like potatoes. You can try adding more
turnip, to get more of that look or remove them altogether and have
something that tastes just as good.


--
Jim Marnott
231/194/194 (Hit goal on 22 Nov '03 -- exactly 6 months later)
Atkins since 22 May '03
Gym since 1 sept '03

Jim Marnott wrote:
Jim's Low Carb Latkes

I cant wait till after induction to try these.
I loved regular Latkes but would always bloat out and get sleepy
after eating them. Id never eat em with apple sauce JUST salt and sour
cream!
Wegmans Mkt has Latkes the size of a salad plate, I slept for 2 hours after
one of
those.
How do you feel about the FauxLatkes made of Radishes?

preesi

Preesi wrote:

How do you feel about the FauxLatkes made of Radishes?

Never had them, but I'd be willing to try.

--
Jim Marnott
231/194/194 (Hit goal on 22 Nov '03 -- exactly 6 months later)
Atkins since 22 May '03
Gym since 1 sept '03